
Strictly Business: So You Want to be on the Web
By: Mark Lieberman, SCORE North Cook and Lake Counties
Whether yours is a product or service, today a business’s web presence is essential. How do you create that presence? Whether yours is a startup or an existing business, you need to first answer these 3 questions.

Move Over New Year's Day, It's Public Domain Day
Works in the public domain are creative materials like literature, music, and art (including moving art like television and film) that are ‘owned’ by the public.

Unconventional Holiday Films
Let me tell you, here at the Library we love some unconventional films, especially those in the Adult Services Department. Instead of just discussing among ourselves, I thought I'd share some of the ones that I love to recommend with you. The films below use the winter season as a vehicle to ex

Explore Your Crafty Side with Creative Bug
Do you want to learn to paint? knit? sketch? quilt? craft? …. but feel you can't make the commitment to a class because of your schedule? You're not the only one.

Gift Books For Adults
2021 was a great year for books! Take a look at some gift book recommendations from our Adult Services librarians.
MOST LOVED BOOKS BY WPL PATRONS

Gift Books for Children
Whether indulging your favorite kid with a new graphic novel or starting a home library for a new baby, books make the perfect gift. Here’s a few of our favorites from a fantastic year in books.
Home Library Worthy – books to read again and again

5 Ways to do Good on the Internet
In this season of giving, let's talk about how to do good out in cyberspace!

Plan a Cozy Movie Night!
Did you know you can access movies through Kanopy with your WPL library card? Create your account here, grab some popcorn and start browsing.

Saving your family's beloved recipes
Next week, many of us will be taking out weathered cookbooks and recipe cards, cooking up our family's favorite dishes, and gathering with loved ones around a Thanksgiving table. This is also a great time to take steps to preserve your family's favorite recipes.

A Snapshot from the Cookbook Collection: Winter Holiday Edition
If you've ever visited Wilmette Public Library, you may or may not already know that we have a COOKBOOK COLLECTION, not just a cookbook collection.

Memorable Families in Fiction
From delightfully dysfunctional to those with long hidden secrets, we love reading about families in fiction. Check out this list that features a mix of quirky, heartwarming and compelling familial tales.

YA Reads: Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
Elatsoe is set in an recognizable but slightly different contemporary America, where magic and magical beings are commonplace. People can travel by Fairy Ring (it’s regulated); vampires have rights (and “old age” homes); and magic can be studied in university.

Get in the Spooky Spirit on Kanopy
Spooky season is upon us! Or as we say in my house, just another Monday. I'm Jill, the Adult Services Manager at the Wilmette Public Library and fall is my absolute favorite season, especially October.

What YOU'RE Reading Lately
From time to time, we ask what you're reading on our Facebook page. Recently, we got a great response and thought we'd round them up and share!
Debbie S.: Social Creature by Tara Barton
Dorothy S.: Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce

What We're Reading Wednesday
Hello! Here's what Wilmette Public Library staff has been reading lately. This week we feature two lengthier reviews: one of a favorite exercise book (and a plug for using library resources) and one advocating reading and listening to more than one book at a time.